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apostemation

apostemation noun: the formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration.

Noun

apostemation (plural apostemations)

  1. (obsolete) The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration.
    • For I have known Pieces of Splinters etc. sometimes stick so fast in the inward Parts, or to have been so inclosed, that we could by no means get them out; yet at length, upon Apostemation of the Part, they have thrust forth.1734, Richard Wiseman, Eight chirurgical treatises, 6th edition, volume 2, London: Benjamin Motte, page 42

Forms of apostemation

pluralapostemations

Origin of apostemation

Latin apostematio: compare French apostémation.

Questions about apostemation

What does apostemation mean?
Apostemation means the formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration.
What part of speech is apostemation?
Apostemation is a noun.
What is the plural of apostemation?
The plural of apostemation is apostemations.

Words near apostemation in the dictionary

  1. apostaxis
  2. apostemate
  3. apostemated
  4. apostemates
  5. apostemating
  6. apostemation
  7. apostemations
  8. apostematous
  9. aposteme
  10. apostemes
  11. aposteriori

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